How would a person answer the telephone in a spanish speaking country?

Question

Just curious. I'm learning spanish, and I was wondering how somebody would say hello when answering the phone.

Answer 1

It depends on the country and the person.
1 Hola-hello
2 Habla (your name)-(your name) speaking
3 Helo-hello
4 Bueno-good

Answer 2

You would say (Bueno) when answering the phone and is the most common word used, but correctly speaking you would say (Hola).

Answer 3

There are different phone greetings in different countries, and perhaps in different regions of the same country. In Mexico City, the phone greeting I heard most often was "bueno".

Answer 4

I guess it would depend if they speak Spanish...maybe they don't...who knows?! If they do speak Spanish, I would say they answer the phone by saying "Hola?"

Answer 5

Hola!

Learned that watching Gloria Estafan on Sesame Street with my son....

Answer 6

In my household we answer, "Hola, Bueno, or Hello" and sometimes we follow with "Con quien tengo el gusto?" meaning with whom do I have the pleasure...

Answer 7

If you're calling someones residence, its a casual "bueno", if its a business then its probably a more proper greeting, and in that case I don't know.

Answer 8

I've heard every thing from mande, which is like tell me, to hola, bueno, buen dia, buenos dias, and si.

Answer 9

Pretty much with a bright and cheery "hola!"

I used to answer with a "bueno?"

(literally 'bueno' means good)

Answer 10

When I lived in Spain we said Hola(ola) hope that helps.